Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-01-29
From S%huaualsk.

iHo i"'''io's arc making good use Of
their time in blowing up their land
Every n has his land bcdded'ure,1
~tor::planting. They are more forward
with the farm work than we bavo o,o,
known From present prospects wc
predict II good crop year. An hands
are inclined TO work better than nsn,I
Our town seems to be imnrovinp
Mr.. j. NJ. Edwards is puttinsupabonsc
on his corner lot-a business house.
Mr.. Chamberlin is putting IN A store
house tor Mr.. DOrrhor.
The merchants are busy selling good,
on timo for the present year.
Rev. IL. NJ. Long preached 4 fine scr.
mon at the Baptist church last Sunday
lie breaches here the 2nd and lth Sun.
days in each month.
Rev. Mr.. Brantley held divine ser.
vice at the Union church Sabbath ho.
fore last. 1t was his first attempt and
he was somewhat embarrassed bnt did
very well for II so young. lie will
make a good preacher.
Mr.. S. c. McNccse has moved out TO
lIashuqua Factory.
Mr.. McGrcgor and family have gone
to Sheffield. We hope he will do well
as he is very energetic and is bound
to rise. He has done well at Sheffield
and is independent. We commend
him to the citizens of that place. He
is in the real estate business there.
DR., Kirk and family have moved TO
our town.
DR.. A. S. Gully wa up from Nerd.
ian and spent a few days, He says he
wi. be back on the first of March TO
resume the practice of Medicine.
Ailnc daughter to Mr.. +. C. Edwards
Mr.. 5, W. Pankey and family will oc.
cupy the S. G. MeNecsc residence the
present year.
Mayor Burragc' is doing well; he
makes the evil doors see sights.
Miss Willie Maycs has gone TO St
on q VISIT TO relatives and friends.
will return in the spring.
Maj, Num- is on the sick list. Mir.
G. W. Nsthcry's child is sick, also Capt.
Mr.. Ncthcry has tie finest flock OF
sheep that ! have seen; with 20 ewes he
has % fine lambs. He will soon have
more sheep than Carter had oats. lie
also has a large .roomy house well fit
ted up in nice style for the accommo-
OF the pubii3.
We are looking for a big boom at
soon as there is iron ore in
the mountains six miles west of there.
1t is very sad TO have to record the
uclti OF MISS Mary Mckee. ShediCd
Mr. u. W. Ncthery's, where sh0
was IlVing, beng Mrs. Nothery's niece,
ON the 22d day Of Jan'y, 1887, Her
home was at belmont, Alabama,
daughter OF Mr.. |, {. and Mrs. Jennie
Mckee, their only daughter.
she was always ready with a cheer.
iul smile to tighten the cares OF her
mother. As II daughter, only the dcs-
olatc mothers heart can tell the low
kindness that was ever shown for
her. FROM a child, perfect obedience
was ller': not a thought bat what
found u responsive chord in thar
mothers heart, and SO as She grew up,
The companionship was perfect and
complete. She was a bright and mer-
~ girl, with Il lovely disposition, and
was a general %ilvoritc in Mr.. Stones
'olIcge, She had been a pupil there
Nn,ior soi1 80" ~ "nt ",s'
ind oni trnthfn, nir, sho ovnr ino:'
Shc was dcyotcd to Mr. Nj tamiIy
md csuccialIv IN Miss Nav n. ,bnv
always together, at school aud
Although so Young, she had
'hdcarca herself TO a. WIDE cirUe OF
'clatlFcs IN" iTlrHoS As Il uau9h'c',
,,ooos;,r Aso fr;omh ,ho mns la,ai
sincere she won DnlIcu on,niGne
rom MI who knew her for her Gentle
less and amiability Of character.
A large procession of her school
he last sad farewell of their favorite